15-421 Information Security and Privacy
12 units, Carnegie Mellon University
As layers upon layers of technology mediate our activities, issues of information security and privacy are becoming increasingly pervasive and complex. This course takes a multidisciplinary perspective of information security and privacy, looking at technologies as well as business, legal, policy and usability issues. The objective is to prepare students to identify and address critical security and privacy issues involved in the design, development and deployment of robust computer and information systems. Examples used to introduce concepts covered in the class range from enterprise systems to mobile computing, the Internet of Things, social networking and digital currencies. Topics Covered Information Security and Privacy the big picture A gentle introduction to cryptography Certificates, PKI, Decentralized Trust Management Authentication Internet Security protocols Risk management Trusted Computing Systems security Web attacks Cybercrime Understanding the cyber security legal landscape Information Privacy Fundamental concepts legal landscape Privacy and Big Data Privacy Enhancing Technologies Privacy Engineering Usable Security and Privacy Electronic payments and digital currencies Emerging Security and Privacy challenges e.g. Cloud Security and Privacy, Mobile and IoT Security and Privacy, Social Networking Security and Privacy
Prerequisites: 15-112 and 76-101
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